--- title: Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after... description: Telegram's t.me shortlink domain went offline for roughly a day after Montenegro-based registrar DomainME placed a 'serverhold' on it to comply with U.S. OFAC... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/telegram-s-shortlink-domain-is-back-online-after-day-long-suspension-xh8hhabzh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension | daily.dev og:description: Telegram's t.me shortlink domain went offline for roughly a day after Montenegro-based registrar DomainME placed a 'serverhold' on it to comply with U.S. OFAC... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/telegram-s-shortlink-domain-is-back-online-after-day-long-suspension-xh8hhabzh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xH8hhaBzH.png og:image:alt: Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Telegram's t.me shortlink domain went offline for roughly a day after Montenegro-based registrar DomainME placed a 'serverhold' on it to comply with U.S. OFAC sanctions. The suspension coincided with the U.S. Treasury sanctioning a VPN provider called First VPN, whose Telegram group link appeared in the sanctions listing. Rather than blocking just that specific URL, DomainME appears to have suspended the entire t.me domain. The domain was restored early Tuesday after the serverhold was lifted. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps](https://daily.dev/posts/telegram-ban-in-india-sparks-a-rush-to-vpns-rival-apps-nrcprh460) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [India's Telegram ban hit the UAE too. 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